Microbial community structure and activity in wheat straw after inoculation with biological control organisms

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-78

  Pfender, W F ^a   Fieland, V P ^b   Ganio, L M ^b   Seidler, R J ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Muntech Environmental Technology   (United States)

^c Invironmental Protect Agy E   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Microbial diversity; Microbial ecology; Microbial respiration; Plant litter Straw

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; LIMONOMYCES ROSEIPELLIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0011116547     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(95)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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